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Feb 7, 2024 · Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor. Final Fantasy 8 director Yoshinori Kitase says he'd rework the combat and Junction system in a hypothetical remake of the 25 year-old...
- Matt Purslow
Feb 23, 2024 · Published Feb 23, 2024. Follow. Share. Link copied to clipboard. Highlights. Final Fantasy 8's engaging story and romance make it a prime candidate for a remake like Final Fantasy 7....
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Feb 11, 2024 · There are no plans for a Final Fantasy 8 remake, but speaking to IGN, director of the game and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth producer Yoshinori Kitase spoke about the junction system, and the...
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- Blurring The Line Between Cg and Gameplay
- Draw & Junction
- A Characterful Love Story
- The Gunblade
- Final Thoughts
One area in which we innovated was the implementation of CG cutscenes. We used 3D CG scenes for the first time in Final Fantasy VII – I wrote about this at PlayStation Blogearlier this year. While I’m proud of what we were able to achieve, that game represented something of a transition period for us in how we used the technology. We wanted to fuse...
While we worked on the cutscenes, we were also busy overhauling many of the traditional mechanics of the Final Fantasy series. As I mentioned, we wanted to try new things with the game – you’ll notice that it’s full of unconventional mechanics. For example, instead of receiving Gil by killing enemies, you instead receive it as a salary at regular i...
Another new element was the relationship between Squall and Rinoa. In the Final Fantasy series, it wasn’t common to have a love story between the starring couple be the main focus. Especially a love story that even reaches out to space! I recall that Squall and Rinoa’s memorable dialogue was a hot topic amongst fans when the game first released. In...
It was also Nomura-san’s idea to add action elements into the game, such as timed button presses. When Nomura-san designs a character, he doesn’t just define their appearance, but also their personalities, the way they speak, their weapons, specs and more. Squall’s gunblade – and the ability to boost its damage by pressing a button at the right tim...
I think it’s fair to say that Final Fantasy VIII had an impact on the future of the Final Fantasy series. Not necessarily mechanically – the gameplay of the Final Fantasy games changes with each entry – but certainly the realistic proportions and designs of characters set a visual direction for the series. This is unrelated to development, but I al...
Nov 4, 2021 · Screen-News. CG artist shows how incredible Final Fantasy 8 Remake could look like. November 4, 2021 John Papadopoulos 7 Comments. A couple of years ago, Square Enix released a remastered...
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Feb 7, 2024 · Final Fantasy 8 director, and series producer, Yoshinori Kitase has said he would change its combat system in a hypothetical remake. The eighth game in the series is more experimental than...
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Mar 20, 2024 · Final Fantasy 8: 5 Junction System Changes For The Potential Remake. By Mark Smith. Published 5 days ago. Final Fantasy 8's junction system is divisive, but the FF8 remake would...
